# Kevin Chan

> Kevin Chan is a blockchain builder and investor who co-founded Grove Labs and leads product and engineering. He previously worked at Deloitte Blockchain Labs and BlockTower Capital and is a founder of Ampere Labs and venture partner at Strobe Ventures.

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- Tags: Ethereum, Advisor, Developer, Founder
- Created: 2026-07-15T00:17:47.694Z
- Last updated: 2026-07-26T23:49:03.742Z
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**Kevin Chan** is is a [blockchain](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blockchain) builder and investor. He is a co-founder of Grove Labs and leads product and engineering for [Grove Protocol](https://iq.wiki/wiki/grove-protocol). He is also the founder of Ampere Labs, a contributor at Steakhouse Financial and a venture partner at Strobe Ventures. Earlier in his career, Chan worked at Deloitte Blockchain Labs and [BlockTower Capital](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blocktower-capital) and co-founded the Web3 startup Wristband. [\[2\]](#cite-id-gwfVa9eD2i8oMgnc)  [\[3\]](#cite-id-gpzbw7AZmxyJz3WH)  [\[4\]](#cite-id-Sm6uQ7WX266IjnAR)  [\[5\]](#cite-id-L6kgxoZ2URH4zspX) 

## Education

Chan attended Cornell University from 2013 to 2017, earning a bachelor’s degree in Materials Science and Engineering with a minor in Business. [\[1\]](#cite-id-5bEThs4IfCWmy2re)  [\[2\]](#cite-id-gwfVa9eD2i8oMgnc)  He attended the MIT Sloan School of Management as an MBA candidate from 2021 to 2022. [\[1\]](#cite-id-5bEThs4IfCWmy2re)  [\[2\]](#cite-id-gwfVa9eD2i8oMgnc) 

## Career

### Deloitte Blockchain Labs and Wristband

Chan worked at Deloitte Blockchain Labs from 2017 to 2021 and served as its product lead. In 2021, he became technical co-founder of Wristband, a Web3 startup. His personal career timeline lists his involvement with Wristband through 2022. [\[2\]](#cite-id-gwfVa9eD2i8oMgnc)  [\[4\]](#cite-id-Sm6uQ7WX266IjnAR) 

### BlockTower Capital

Chan joined [BlockTower Capital](https://iq.wiki/wiki/blocktower-capital) in 2022 as an investor and vice president. His work at the firm contributed to his experience in digital-asset investing and tokenized credit.

### Steakhouse Financial and Grove Labs

Chan is a contributor at Steakhouse Financial, a crypto-native financial advisory group. [\[4\]](#cite-id-Sm6uQ7WX266IjnAR)  Grove’s June 2025 launch announcement identified Chan, [Mark Phillips](https://iq.wiki/wiki/mark-phillips) and [Sam Paderewski](https://iq.wiki/wiki/sam-paderewski) as the co-founders of [Grove Labs](https://iq.wiki/wiki/grove-protocol). [\[5\]](#cite-id-L6kgxoZ2URH4zspX) 

Grove’s official team page lists Chan as “Co-founder, Product & Engineering,” reflecting his responsibility for the protocol’s product and engineering work. [\[3\]](#cite-id-gpzbw7AZmxyJz3WH)  He has also authored Grove product publications, including the November 2025 announcement of Grove Data, a public dashboard for examining the protocol’s deployments and onchain activity. [\[6\]](#cite-id-8KNCvD2RprwunCVH) 

### Ampere Labs and Strobe Ventures

Chan is the founder of Ampere Labs, a technology company that develops applications using [decentralized finance](https://iq.wiki/wiki/defi) protocols. He also serves as a venture partner at Strobe Ventures. [\[4\]](#cite-id-Sm6uQ7WX266IjnAR)